by - December 31, 2013 11:28 am
U.S. hog crop shrinks, prices rise
Pork is one, if not the most popular meat choices across the globe, particularly in China and throughout South America, which has helped buoy the demand for U.S. pork producers…
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by - December 30, 2013 5:36 pm
China, U.S. talk about relaxing beef ban in 2014
Recent talks between trade officials with the U.S. and China have spawned new optimism for relaxed export requirements that could mean good news for Tyson Foods and the U.S. beef…
by - December 30, 2013 3:22 pm
Ball drops and art exhibits are part of New Year events in the Fort Smith area
Ball drops at the Movie Lounge, new art and partying with Elks are all possibilities for New Year activities in the Fort Smith area. • Mayor's Countdown to 2014 Fort…
by - December 30, 2013 2:36 pm
Fort Smith officials defend downtown event funding
It was just last month that Fort Smith Director Kevin Settle was questioning why the city was allocating resources to various festivals and events in the downtown area instead of…
by - December 30, 2013 1:45 pm
Arkansas home sales down in November, up 10.74% year-to-date
The pace of home sales in Arkansas’ four largest metro areas fell almost 5% in November but the sector is on track to end the year with a double-digit gain…
by - December 29, 2013 8:40 pm
Peas and prosperity
I doubt there is anything really scientific to the New Year’s tradition of eating black-eyed peas for prosperity. But you can bet they will be served in lots of places…
by - December 29, 2013 8:24 pm
David Banks, former Beverly Enterprises CEO, has died
David Banks, the former president and CEO of what was for many years Fort Smith-based Beverly Enterprises, has died at his San Diego residence. He was 76. Banks, who would…
by - December 27, 2013 9:26 pm
ADEQ issues final Whirlpool pollution mitigation plan
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality released its final Remedial Action Decision Document (RADD) for Corrective Action on Friday (Dec. 27) that requires Whirlpool to spend at least $6 million…
by - December 27, 2013 10:57 am
Liverpool Legends Beatles Show
Liverpool Legends Beatles Show February 22 Van Buren Fine Arts Center- Van Buren 8 p.m. Liverpool Legends perform songs spanning the entire career of The Beatles and on through the…
by - December 27, 2013 10:55 am
J.R.’s County Gospel Variety Show
J.R.’s Country Gospel Variety Show King Opera House- Van Buren 7 p.m Fun filled uplifting gospel music variety show that will warm your heart. Tickets $5 at the door. For…
by - December 27, 2013 10:54 am
J.R.’s County Gospel Variety Show
J.R.’s Country Gospel Variety Show January 18 King Opera House- Van Buren 7 p.m Fun filled uplifting gospel music variety show that will warm your heart. Tickets $5 at the…
by - December 27, 2013 10:53 am
Opening Reception for Jaak Kindberg
Opening Reception for Jaak Kindberg January 5 Center For Art & Education- Van Buren 1-4 p.m. Center For Art & Education’s Open House for Jaak Kindberg from 1-4 p.m. Gallery…
by - December 26, 2013 3:59 pm
Four Arkansas physicians gain ‘clinical informatics’ certification
Clinical informatics is the first new medical specialty created during the last two decades, according to Mercy Fort Smith, and it can now tout one of its own as among…
by - December 26, 2013 3:31 pm
Online holiday sales see double-digit gains, U.S. store traffic falls
U.S. consumers continue to shift their purchases to online venues with comScore reporting that online sales were up more than 10% through Dec. 22. And while the online volume caught…
by - December 26, 2013 1:40 pm
National writers focus on Arkansas politics in 2014
National political writers are eyeing Arkansas politics taking a look from the influence of Bill Clinton in the 2014 races to the prospects of Democrats to hold or take Congressional…
by - December 26, 2013 1:12 pm
Fort Smith named a 2014 ‘Top Western Town’
Fort Smith has been named the fifth-place western town on True West Magazine’s 2014 Top Western Towns. Dodge City, Kan., won the top award. The towns will be featured in the…
by - December 23, 2013 12:48 pm
U.S. freight numbers up in November
November data from two prominent transportation trackers continue to show a national economy that is improving but not with impressive gains. The American Trucking Associations’ Truck Tonnage Index was up…
by - December 23, 2013 12:27 pm
J.B. Hunt shifts talent, investment toward laggard division
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services has morphed into a widely diversified logistics provider in recent years with calculated expansions in its intermodal division and substantial investments last year in the…
by - December 23, 2013 8:18 am
Fort Smith Mayor’s Countdown to 2014
Fort Smith Mayor’s Countdown to 2014 Mayor Sandy Sanders & The Fort Smith Convention Center proudly presents the Fort Smith Mayor’s Countdown to 2014 on December 31, 2013. This family…
by - December 22, 2013 9:09 pm
Senior hunger in Fort Smith attracts National Geographic attention
It's not every day that Fort Smith, Ark., is in the national spotlight. It's not every day that a film crew from a world-renowned publication makes a visit to this…